Barbed expansion sphincter pharyngoplasty for the treatment of oropharyngeal collapse in obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome: A retrospective study on 17 patients

Clin Otolaryngol. 2018 Apr;43(2):696-700. doi: 10.1111/coa.13008. Epub 2017 Nov 6.

Authors

L Pianta¹, G Bertazzoni¹, R Morello¹, P Perotti¹, P Nicolai¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.

PMID: 29045003
DOI: 10.1111/coa.13008

No abstract available

Keywords: rhinology; sleep disordered breathing; sleep medicine; snoring; tonsil.

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Body Mass Index
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Oropharynx / pathology
Pharynx / surgery
Retrospective Studies
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / etiology
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / pathology*
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / surgery*
Suture Techniques*
Sutures*
Treatment Outcome
Young Adult